Dmitry Yuryevich Kondratyev(born May 25, Irkutsk) - pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (detachment of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Cosmonaut Training Center). Hero of the Russian Federation.
Biography
Flight to the ISS
As a crew commander, he flew on the Soyuz TMA-20 ship.
- January 21, 2011 - duration 5 hours 22 minutes. During the exit, the cosmonauts installed on the surface on the large diameter of the working compartment of the service module (SM) "Zvezda" a monoblock system of high-speed information transmission and connected its cables to the system, and also dismantled the scientific equipment IPI-SM and "EXPOSE-R" from the surface of the SM " Zvezda”, installed and connected a television camera on the small research module MIM-1 “Rassvet” from the side of the passive docking unit.
- February 16, 2011 - duration 4 hours 50 minutes. During the exit, the cosmonauts installed scientific equipment on the outer surface of the ISS for the “Lightning-Gamma” experiment to study atmospheric flashes of gamma and optical radiation under conditions of thunderstorm activity and the “Microwave Radiometry” experiment. The cosmonauts removed two Komplast panels with samples of structural materials and protective coatings that had been in outer space for more than 12 years, and dismantled the Anchor device.
While on board the ISS, Dmitry Kondratyev conducted a radio communication session with children from orphanages, students of cadet classes and children from the Petrozavodsk aircraft modeling circle. After returning to Earth, the cosmonaut arranged a meeting with the public of Petrozavodsk.
The flight duration of D. Kondratiev was 159 days 07 hours 16 minutes.
During the flight, D. Kondratyev kept his blog on the website of the Federal Space Agency, and was also a correspondent for the children's program “It's time to go into space! "TV channel "Carousel".
On July 25, 2012, he retired from the armed forces and the Cosmonaut Training Center and got a job in a commercial structure, leaving the cosmonaut corps.
Awards
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Links
. Website "Heroes of the Country".
- (inaccessible link - story) . - biography on the website of the Cosmonaut Training Center named after. Yuri Gagarin.
- . - biography on the NASA website. .
- (English) . - biography on Spacefacts. .
- TV stories from Roscosmos studio
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Excerpt characterizing Kondratiev, Dmitry Yurievich
“I don’t know anything,” said Pierre.– I know that you were friends with Natalie, and that’s why... No, I’m always friendlier with Vera. Cette chere Vera! [This sweet Vera!]
“Non, madame,” Pierre continued in a dissatisfied tone. “I didn’t take on the role of Rostova’s knight at all, and I haven’t been with them for almost a month.” But I don't understand cruelty...
“Qui s"excuse - s"accuse, [Whoever apologizes, blames himself.] - Julie said, smiling and waving the lint, and so that she had the last word, she immediately changed the conversation. “What, I found out today: poor Marie Volkonskaya arrived in Moscow yesterday. Did you hear she lost her father?
- Really! Where is she? “I would very much like to see her,” said Pierre.
– I spent the evening with her yesterday. Today or tomorrow morning she is going to the Moscow region with her nephew.
- Well, how is she? - said Pierre.
- Nothing, I’m sad. But do you know who saved her? This is a whole novel. Nicholas Rostov. They surrounded her, wanted to kill her, wounded her people. He rushed in and saved her...
“Another novel,” said the militiaman. “This general elopement was decidedly done so that all the old brides would get married.” Catiche is one, Princess Bolkonskaya is another.
“You know that I really think that she is un petit peu amoureuse du jeune homme.” [a little bit in love with a young man.]
- Fine! Fine! Fine!
– But how can you say this in Russian?..
When Pierre returned home, he was given two Rastopchin posters that had been brought that day.
The first said that the rumor that Count Rostopchin was prohibited from leaving Moscow was unfair and that, on the contrary, Count Rostopchin was glad that ladies and merchant wives were leaving Moscow. “Less fear, less news,” the poster said, “but I answer with my life that there will be no villain in Moscow.” These words clearly showed Pierre for the first time that the French would be in Moscow. The second poster said that our main apartment was in Vyazma, that Count Wittschstein defeated the French, but that since many residents want to arm themselves, there are weapons prepared for them in the arsenal: sabers, pistols, guns, which residents can get at a cheap price. The tone of the posters was no longer as playful as in Chigirin’s previous conversations. Pierre thought about these posters. Obviously, that terrible thundercloud, which he called upon with all the strength of his soul and which at the same time aroused involuntary horror in him - obviously this cloud was approaching.
“Should I enlist in the military and go to the army or wait? – Pierre asked himself this question for the hundredth time. He took a deck of cards lying on his table and began to play solitaire.
“If this solitaire comes out,” he said to himself, mixing the deck, holding it in his hand and looking up, “if it comes out, it means... what does it mean?” He didn’t have time to decide what it meant when a voice was heard behind the office door the eldest princess asking if she could come in.
“Then it will mean that I have to go to the army,” Pierre finished to himself. “Come in, come in,” he added, turning to the prince.
(One eldest princess, with a long waist and a petrified face, continued to live in Pierre's house; the two younger ones got married.)
“Forgive me, mon cousin, for coming to you,” she said in a reproachfully excited voice. - After all, we finally need to decide on something! What will it be? Everyone has left Moscow, and the people are rioting. Why are we staying?
“On the contrary, everything seems to be fine, ma cousine,” said Pierre with that habit of playfulness that Pierre, who always embarrassedly endured his role as a benefactor in front of the princess, acquired for himself in relation to her.
- Yes, it’s good... good well-being! Today Varvara Ivanovna told me how different our troops are. You can certainly attribute it to honor. And the people have completely rebelled, they stop listening; My girl started being rude too. Soon they will start beating us too. You can't walk on the streets. And most importantly, the French will be here tomorrow, what can we expect! “I ask one thing, mon cousin,” said the princess, “order me to be taken to St. Petersburg: whatever I am, I cannot live under Bonaparte’s rule.”
- Come on, ma cousine, where do you get your information from? Against…
- I will not submit to your Napoleon. Others want it... If you don't want to do it...
- Yes, I will do it, I’ll order it now.
The princess was apparently annoyed that there was no one to be angry with. She sat down on a chair, whispering something.
“But this is being conveyed to you incorrectly,” said Pierre. “Everything is quiet in the city, and there is no danger.” I was reading just now...” Pierre showed the princess the posters. – The Count writes that he answers with his life that the enemy will not be in Moscow.
“Oh, this count of yours,” the princess spoke angrily, “is a hypocrite, a villain who himself incited the people to rebel.” Wasn’t he the one who wrote in those stupid posters that whoever he was, drag him by the crest to the exit (and how stupid)! Whoever takes it, he says, will have honor and glory. So I was quite happy. Varvara Ivanovna said that her people almost killed her because she spoke French...
“Yes, it’s so... You take everything very much to heart,” said Pierre and began to play solitaire.
Despite the fact that the solitaire had worked out, Pierre did not go to the army, but remained in empty Moscow, still in the same anxiety, indecision, in fear and at the same time in joy, expecting something terrible.
The next day, the princess left in the evening, and his chief manager came to Pierre with the news that the money he required to outfit the regiment could not be obtained unless one estate was sold. The general manager generally represented to Pierre that all these undertakings of the regiment were supposed to ruin him. Pierre had difficulty hiding his smile as he listened to the manager’s words.
Space ace, Hero of Russia Dmitry Kondratyev retired from astronautics
As far as I remember, this has never happened in the history of Russian cosmonautics. The 43-year-old cosmonaut, Colonel (now retired) Dmitry Kondratyev said goodbye to the troupe of astronauts at the peak of his career, and after being appointed commander of the new crew. The Hero of Russia, who had already flown to the ISS and successfully worked there for 159 days, left “of his own free will.” A talented, creative, extraordinary person. I read his blog on the Roscosmos website with great interest. What made the promising pilot take this step?
Until recently, he was listed as the commander of the future long-term expedition No. 41/42, which is planned to be sent into space in September 2014. In this crew, engineer Elena Serova (now 36, will become the second Russian - after the collapse of the USSR - female cosmonaut), as well as American astronaut Barry Wilmore, should fly to the ISS. But now instead of Kondratyev they will have a new commander.
Dmitry Yuryevich is already working in a commercial structure. He left in August, but such an unusual fact became known only now. For two weeks, the Cosmonaut Training Center kept everything secret, perhaps hoping that Kondratiev would come to his senses and return. But it seems that the colonel will not back down.
He is one of those who is called a “tough nut to crack.” Sibiryak, born in Irkutsk into a family of engineers. Received two higher educations. He graduated not only from the Kachin Higher Aviation School of Pilots and the Gagarin Air Force Academy, but also from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics. Not long ago he defended his dissertation and became a candidate of economic sciences. For an astronaut, first-class military pilot, diver officer, parachute training instructor, you must agree, this is an unusual turn in the path of life. Kondratyev also has a black belt in karate (1st dan).
I waited 13 years for my first start. He was assigned first to one crew, then to another, but it never came to a flight. In 2006, he was sent to the Lyndon Johnson Space Center (USA). Then he returned to Star City again. He flew into space in December 2010 (joined the detachment in 1997), returned to Earth in May 2011. But the decree awarding him the title of Hero of Russia was signed only 9 months later - in March 2012.
The head of Roscosmos, Vladimir Popovkin, announced Kondratyev’s appointment as commander of the new crew in December last year after the decision of the interdepartmental commission. And on May 3 of this year, President Dmitry Medvedev, presenting the Hero’s Star in the Kremlin, addressed warm words to the astronaut: “I would note Dmitry Yuryevich Kondratiev... During the long orbital expedition to the ISS, Dmitry Yuryevich showed all his best qualities, showed courage and courage.” . This was just 4 months ago. And then, like a bolt from the blue, the message: “Kondratiev is leaving cosmonautics.” It was as if he had ejected while climbing...
My interlocutors expressed different versions. Some condemned Dmitry Yuryevich - “he went into commerce, chased a long ruble.” Others emphasized that the earnings of flying astronauts have increased noticeably, although they are still very far from the payments to American astronauts. But Kondratyev is not the right person to just slam the door. This means there are serious reasons for this. Health problems? But in such cases they make an official report.
One of the most experienced cosmonauts, who had already left the detachment due to age, but lives in Star City, recently told me that the moral climate both in the Training Center and in Star City has now noticeably worsened. He spoke negatively about some of the new “bosses”, their unprincipledness, arrogance, arrogance, low business qualities, including their reluctance to defend their own opinion when it contradicts the accepted line: If this is so, then one can fully assume a personal conflict between the principled Kondratiev and someone else. then from the management. Moreover, they said that Kondratiev has excellent prospects, he could well count on a decent position in the Training Center or the Roscosmos apparatus...
In any case, the departure of a gifted person, a highly qualified astronaut, is an extraordinary event. It seems that our astronautics is indeed stuck at a crossroads. The prestige of the astronaut profession is falling, innovations are carried out ill-considered and sometimes even destructively. “Who needs such a reform?” — the famous pilot-cosmonaut, General Alexei Leonov, recently asked with pain for what is happening in astronautics in an interview. Perhaps Kondratiev simply did not want to participate in intrigues and showdowns...
25.05.1969 -
Hero of the Russian Federation
TO Ondratyev Dmitry Yuryevich - pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, 108th cosmonaut of Russia and 520th cosmonaut of the world, test cosmonaut of the cosmonaut corps of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Testing Center for Cosmonaut Training named after Yu. A. Gagarin", colonel.
Born on May 25, 1969 in the city of Irkutsk into a family of engineers. Russian. In 1986, he graduated from the 10th grade of secondary school No. 22 in Alma-Ata (now Almaty, Kazakhstan). In 1990, he graduated from the Kachinsky Higher Military Aviation School named after A.F. Myasnikov with a degree in Command Tactical Fighter Aviation, receiving a diploma as a pilot engineer. In May 2000, he graduated from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics with a degree in Information Systems, qualifying as an economist. In 2004 he graduated from the Yu.A. Gagarin Air Force Academy.
In 1990, after graduating from college, he was assigned to the Commander of the Air Force of the Volga-Ural Military District. From December 1990 to October 1991, he underwent training in the 160th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 1080th Aviation Training Center named after V.P. Chkalov (the city of Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Region). Since October 1991, he was at the disposal of the commander of the 1st Air Army. Since January 1992, he served as a senior pilot (on a MiG-29 aircraft) of the 293rd separate reconnaissance aviation regiment (the village of Orlovka, Amur Region). Since November 1992, he was at the disposal of the commander of the 76th Air Force. From June 1993 until enlistment in the cosmonaut corps, he served as a pilot (from February 1994 - senior pilot) of the 159th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the 239th Fighter Aviation Division of the 76th Air Force Air Force (Petrozavodsk-15).
On July 28, 1997, by the decision of the State Interdepartmental Commission (SMIC), he was recommended for enrollment in the cosmonaut corps of the Scientific Research Institute TsPK, and on December 26, 1997, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, he was enrolled as a candidate test cosmonaut in the cosmonaut corps of the Scientific Research Institute TsPK. From January 1998 to November 1999, he completed a general space training course (GST). After passing the exams on December 1, 1999, by decision of the Interdepartmental Qualification Commission (IQC), he received the qualification of “test cosmonaut”.
Since January 2000, he underwent training under the flight program to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a group of astronauts. He was assigned to the backup crew of the 5th expedition to the ISS (ISS-5d) as an ISS pilot/flight engineer and commander of the Soyuz-TM spacecraft. Since March 2001, he completed a full flight training course. At the end of 2003, he was assigned to the backup crew of Expedition 13 to the ISS (ISS-13d) as an ISS pilot/flight engineer. At the beginning of 2004, he was transferred to the main crew of the 13th expedition, together with P.V. Vinogradov and Daniel Tani (USA). Completed a full flight training course. However, due to the fact that the resumption of American shuttle flights was once again postponed, in the fall of 2005 he was removed from the crew and left in reserve.
In May 2006, he was sent on a business trip to the Lyndon Johnson Space Center (USA) as a representative of the Research Testing Center for Cosmonaut Training named after Yu. A. Gagarin (NII TsPK). On December 16, 2006, by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, he was appointed commander of a group of cosmonauts in the detachment of the Scientific Research Institute Cosmonaut Center.
In August 2007, he was provisionally assigned to the backup crew of the 20th expedition to the ISS (ISS-20, until July 2008 it was designated as ISS-19B). According to these plans, the main crew was supposed to launch on the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft in May 2009. On February 12, 2008, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) officially announced his appointment to the backup crew. During the launch of the Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft on May 27, 2009, he was the backup commander of the spacecraft. In July 2008, a message appeared about his appointment to the prime crew of the 25th expedition to the ISS (ISS-25, until July 2008 it was designated as ISS-22A). According to the plans of the crew of the main expedition, it was supposed to launch on the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft in September 2010. On September 21, 2008, this appointment was confirmed in the flight plan to the ISS published by the press service of the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos). On November 21, 2008, his appointment was officially confirmed by NASA when announcing the crew compositions of ISS-20 - ISS-26.
In April 2009, reports appeared about his removal from the crew of the 25th expedition to the ISS and appointment to the backup crew of the 24th expedition to the ISS, the launch of which on the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft was scheduled for May 2010. In May 2009, reports appeared about the possibility of appointing him to the prime crew of the 26th expedition to the ISS (ISS-26), the launch of which on the Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft was scheduled for November 2010, and on October 7, 2009 this appointment was confirmed NASA. At a meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission for the selection of cosmonauts and their appointment to manned spacecraft and stations on April 26, 2010, he was certified as a cosmonaut of the Scientific Research Institute Cosmonaut Detachment.
On May 25-26, 2010, at the Cosmonaut Training Center, together with Katherine Coleman (USA) and Paolo Nespoli (Italy), he passed pre-flight exams, and on June 14, 2010, the Interdepartmental Commission approved him as the commander of the backup crew of the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft. During the launch of the Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft on June 16, 2010, he was the backup commander of the spacecraft.
On November 24, 2010, at the Cosmonaut Training Center, together with Katherine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli, they passed the pre-flight examination training on the Russian segment of the ISS, and on November 25, 2010, the crew passed the examination training on the TDK-7ST simulator (the Soyuz TMA simulator). On November 26, 2010, the Interdepartmental Commission approved him as the commander of the main crew of the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft, and on December 14, 2010, at a meeting of the State Commission at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, he was approved as the commander of the main crew of the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft.
He made his first flight into space as the commander of the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft and flight engineer of the 26/27th main expeditions to the ISS from December 15, 2010 to May 24, 2011. Started with Catherine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli. On December 17, 2010, the ship successfully docked with the ISS, and on May 24, 2011, it undocked from the ISS and on the same day the ship’s descent module made a soft landing on the territory of Kazakhstan, 147 km east of the city of Dzhezkazgan. The flight duration was 159 days 7 hours 16 minutes. During the flight, he performed two spacewalks, with a total duration of 10 hours and 12 minutes.
On December 15, 2011, by decision of the Interdepartmental Commission, he was appointed commander of the main crew of the Soyuz TMA spacecraft flying under the ISS-40S program, the launch of which under the ISS-41/42 program is scheduled for September 2014.
U Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 270 dated March 3, 2012 for courage and heroism shown during a long-term space flight on the International Space Station, to a test cosmonaut of the cosmonaut corps of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Research Testing Center for Cosmonaut Training named after Yu. A. Gagarin" Kondratyev Dmitry Yurievich awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation with a special distinction - the Gold Star medal.
In February 2012, he defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences on the topic “State regulation of the Russian securities market in the context of financial globalization.”
Colonel (12/16/2006), Russian cosmonaut (03/3/2012), military pilot 1st class (1997), parachute training instructor, diver officer. Awarded medals.
Cosmonaut, colonel, karateka
On December 15, the Soyuz TMA-20 manned spacecraft will depart from Baikonur at 22 hours 09 minutes 25 seconds (MSKT) to the International Space Station.
Dmitry Kondratyev, crew commander, Russia, cosmonaut of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Research Institute of Cosmetic Training Center named after Yu.A. Gagarin", Colonel of the Russian Air Force,
Catherine Coleman, flight engineer, USA, NASA astronaut,
Paolo Nespoli, flight engineer, Italy, astronaut-researcher.
For Dmitry Kondratiev this will be the first space flight. Paolo Nespoli has one space flight to his credit as a flight specialist for the Discovery shuttle under the ISS program in the fall of 2007. Katherine Coleman had previously participated in two flights on the Columbia shuttle: in the fall of 1995 for the Spacelab program and in the summer of 1999 for the deployment of the Chandra Telescope X-ray Observatory.
Dmitry Kondratyev has a “brown” belt in Kyokushinkai karate. During the flight, the astronaut took video recordings of his training and intends to maintain his physical fitness in zero gravity. The expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) will last six months. The astronaut does not yet know whether he will be able to train karate in zero gravity, but he will try.
DMITRY YURIEVICH KONDRATIEV was born on May 25, 1969 in Irkutsk.
In 1986 he entered the Kachinsky Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots named after. A.F. Myasnikov, which he graduated in 1990 with a degree in “Pilot Engineer”.
In 2000 he graduated from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics with a degree in Economist. In 2004 he graduated from the Air Force Academy. Yu.A. Gagarin.
After graduating from college, he served in various parts of the Air Force as a pilot and senior pilot. Mastered 10 types of aircraft. Military pilot 1st class.
Parachute training instructor.
He is qualified as a diver officer.
In December 1997, he was enrolled as a candidate test cosmonaut in the cosmonaut corps of the RGNIITsPK named after. Yu.A. Gagarin.
He was awarded the medals of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation “For Distinction in Military Service” of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees, the medal “P. Nesterov”, a memorial sign “50 years of the Space Age”.
Certified 1st kyu (brown belt) in Kyokushin karate.
According to calculations by the ballistic service of the Mission Control Center, the launch of the launch vehicle with the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft should take place at 22:09:25 Moscow time (19:09:25 GMT). The spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the ISS on December 17 at 23:12 (20:12 GMT).
Upon arrival at the station, Dmitry Kondratiev, Catherine Nespoli and Paolo Colman will join Russians Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly from the ISS-25/26 crew, who have been on orbital watch since mid-October. The docking of Soyuz TMA-20 with the ISS is scheduled for December 17.
Dmitry Kondratyev: “Flight into space is just the beginning”
(excerpts from a pre-flight interview with the Roscosmos press service)
“Space and sport are inseparable”
Dmitry, it is known that you are seriously involved in sports. Can passion for sports and space be connected?
I believe that these two concepts are inseparable. A person who is going to fly into space must have very good health in order to endure all the unfavorable conditions of space flight without consequences. But simply being a healthy person is also necessary, first of all, for yourself, for your family, for society.
Many astronauts have been involved in various sports in the past, and currently try to maintain, if not competitive, then at least a very good level in their sports. I believe that sport develops not only strength and endurance, but also perseverance and patience. All these qualities are, of course, necessary for astronauts and all other people.
I have practiced karate for many years and am a brown belt. I still try to stay in shape. I want young people to choose sports as an alternative to all kinds of bad habits.
I try to participate in various events to attract young people into sports. My eldest son is now 5.5 years old and he is already attending a karate section in Star City. I hope that during the flight it will be possible to hold a number of events to popularize my favorite sport and healthy lifestyle.
“My sons are the cure for all diseases”
You have two sons. The youngest, Vyacheslav, probably doesn’t quite understand yet that dad is an astronaut. And the eldest, Vladislav?
Yes, I now have two beautiful sons. The youngest will be 11 months old at the time of my flight. Wonderful children, I love them very much! This, I believe, is the cure for all diseases. If a person is tired, upset, there are some troubles in life - when you come home, you start communicating with them - everything goes away. The eldest already understands everything, he knows where dad is going, that he won’t be home for six months.
But now there is a connection that allows us to talk every day with any subscribers on Earth, send each other photographs and videos. If possible, my wife and children will be able to come to the Mission Control Center, and we will be able to communicate live. So, in terms of communication, sharing information with the family, this will happen on a daily basis, and this is a great support for the astronaut during the flight.
What will you tell your sons about from orbit?
I'll probably show more. Some photographs are interesting, for example.
The eldest is already showing interest in technology. He is a technically advanced young man and is interested in things that can be taken apart and put back together. In this vein, I will tell him and show him something cosmically interesting. In practice, we have unlimited opportunities to communicate with our family, in terms of exchanging electronic messages and photographs.
Will you take family photos with you?
I don’t take photographs, because now the level of development of communications between the ISS and the Earth is such that my wife can send me the latest photos daily by e-mail. It is much more interesting when you see your family, friends, close friends every day, and experience all the events with them.
“Traditions support the continuity of generations”
According to tradition, cosmonauts flying away from Baikonur plant trees on the cosmonaut alley on the 17th site. But your crew is flying in winter - not the best time to land. Will you still plant trees?
Indeed, there is a tradition according to which cosmonauts flying for the first time plant trees at Baikonur. There is a whole alley planted by astronauts, starting with the first cosmonauts. Both Russian and foreign, since the time of the Intercosmos program during the Soviet Union. And now our colleagues from Europe and America are also planting trees...
But it will be December... I still hope that the trees we plant will take root before spring. In winter it is difficult to say whether the tree will survive. But even if there are some problems, we will plant you again! There is a tradition - let's not break it!
How do you generally feel about space traditions and superstitions?
Cosmic traditions are a good and necessary thing. Cosmonauts have many traditions, they provide stability and support the continuity of generations. And our crew will certainly observe some traditions. But I, for example, do not consider myself superstitious... And if our crew maintains traditions together, then everyone has their own superstitions. Our team is diverse - different countries, professions, life experiences. I wouldn't say that we have common superstitions.
For example, I will say that there is a superstition in aviation - before a flight, the pilot does not shave, does not wash his flight suit...
Do astronauts shave before a flight?
(With a smile) The astronauts shave. But I don’t follow these superstitions in this form... You can’t tell pilots and cosmonauts that they have something “last”, you have to say “extreme”. Little things...
Will you have a talisman with you on the flight, which is usually still used on the Soyuz as an indicator of weightlessness?
I don't take talismans with me. As I already said, I don’t consider myself a superstitious person.
As for those talismans that astronauts sometimes hang in front of them in a spaceship, I don’t currently have any plans to take anything like that with me. We will determine the absence of overload at the end of the third stage by other factors. Well, the talisman is my family, my children, my friends with whom I will communicate during the flight.